View, Backup, and Delete Saved Passwords in Internet Explorer

A free tool that makes it easy

Most web browsers allow you to store passwords for easier and faster logging in to websites. We found a free tool, calledIE PassView, that makes it easy to view, backup, and delete passwords saved in Internet Explorer.

IE PassViewworks with Internet Explorer versions 4.0 and above, through Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10.

DownloadIE PassViewfrom

http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/internet_explorer_password.html.

There are two versions ofIE PassViewyou can download. The.exefile is a full installer with an uninstaller. The.zipfile is a portable version ofIE PassView.

We chose to unzip the.zipfile and use the portable version. To use this version, simply double-click on theiepv.exefile.

TheIE PassViewmain window displays. All passwords you saved in Internet Explorer display in a list with the URL of the website (Entry Name), theTypeof password, where the password is stored (Stored In), theUser NameandPasswordpair, and thePassword Strength.

You can select passwords from the list and save them to various types of files. To do this, select the desired passwords using theShiftandCtrlkeys to select items in the list the same way you would in Windows Explorer. Click theSave Selected Itemsbutton on the toolbar.

NOTE:You can also select items using theSelect AllandDeselect Alloptions on theEditmenu.

TheSelect a filename to savedialog box displays. Navigate to the folder where you want to save your file. Enter a name for your file in theFile nameedit box. Select the desired file type from theSave as typedrop-down list and clickSave.

NOTE:If you save your passwords to a text file, the passwords are displayed in plain text in that file. If you use KeePass to store your passwords, you can select theKeePass csv file (*.csv)option from theSave as typedrop-down list to import the password information into KeePass.

If you decide to store your passwords in a text file, we recommend securing the file using encryption. However, your best option is something like KeePass, which is local, or using an online password manager like LastPass.

If you have leftIE PassViewopen while using IE and you have saved more passwords in IE, you can refresh the list inIE PassViewby clicking theRefreshbutton.

You can also copy the selected items for pasting into another file by selecting the passwords to be copied and clickingCopy Selected Itemson the toolbar. This is useful if you want to securely store the information in aLockNotefile, as mentioned above.

NOTE:You can also selectCopy Selected Itemsfrom theEditmenu.

You can easily clear your passwords from IE by selecting the passwords you want to delete and clickingDelete Selected Items.

A confirmation dialog box displays to make sure you want to delete the selected items. If you delete one password for a website, all passwords from that site will be deleted. Click Yes if you are sure you want to delete the passwords.

NOTE:If other people use your computer, we recommend that you delete all passwords saved in IE before letting someone else use the computer.

There are some options you can set inIE PassView. To set these options, click theAdvanced Optionsbutton on the toolbar.

NOTE:You can also accessAdvanced Optionsfrom theOptionsmenu.

The Advanced Options dialog box displays. You can choose to load the passwords from the currently logged-on user (Load the passwords of the current logged-on user) or from a different user (Load the passwords from the following user profile). If you choose to load passwords from a different user, specify theUser Profile Pathand theLast Log-On Passwordfor that user. ClickOK.

If you have a long list of passwords saved, you can search for specific text in the list using theFindoption on theEditmenu.

You can customize the display inIE PassViewusing the options on theViewmenu. TheViewmenu also allows you to view anHTML Reportfor all items or only for the selected items.

To closeIE PassView, click theExitbutton on the Toolbar or selectExitfrom theFilemenu.

NOTE:When dealing with viewing and saving passwords, be very careful. If other people use your computer, you should always encrypt sensitive information. We mentioned some ways to do this earlier in this post. Enjoy!

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